Non-refillable bottle.



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W. A. & T; A.-l-IALL.

NON-REFILLABI .E BOTTLE.

(Application filed Oct. 21, 1899.)

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NUN-BEFILLABLE BUTTLE.

(Application filed Oct. 21, 1899.)

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILTON AUGUSTUS HALL AND THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL, OF FERNANDINA,

FLORIDA, ASSIGNORS TO THEMSELVES AND LOUIS G. HIRTH, OF SAME PLACE.

NON-REFILLABLE'BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,213, datedSeptember 18 1900. Application filed October 21,1899- semi No. 734,323..110 model.)

To all, whom it nutty concern:

Be it known that we, WILToN AUGUSTUS HALL and THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL, ofFernandina, in the county ofNassau and State of Florida, have invented anew and Improved Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. t

This invention relates to a non-refillable bottle of that class in whichvalves are provided which open outward,permitting the outflow of liquid,but preventing inflow; and the invention is especially characterized bya novel form of valve Working with a plunger which serves to open thevalve when the botlle is turned downward, but which will not act to openthe valve when the bottle is in an n pright position, thus preventingthe refilling of the bottle.

This specification is the disclosure of sev eral forms of our invention,while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Referer ce is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall theviews.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the inven-.

tion. Fig. 2 is a top view of the valve. Fig. 3 is a top view of theplunger. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the lower end of theplunger, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section illustrating a modifiedconstruction of the invention.

The bottle has its neck 6 formed with a contraction 7 atiis base, inwhich is-permanently secured a stopper 8, of cork, rubber, or likematerial. This stopper-is centrally orificed longitudinally with theneck, and in this orifice a plunger works, which comprises a hollow stem9 and a head 10 in the shape of a frustum of a cone, said head beingprovided with a skeleton-like projection 11, continuing the form of thecone and terminating in a point or apex, as shown. In the bottom of thehollow stein 9an upwardly-opening valve 12 is arranged, such valve beingformed, shown in Fig. gwit-h a bead 14 at its under side, the beadlyingin a corresponding groove formed in the stem 9 to insure a moreeffeptive contact, v

Situated in the lower portion of the neck 6 and let into the stopper 8is a sleeve 15, in

which is arranged an easily-destructible par of the plunger; but whenthe partition is withdrawn the plunger is free to move.

Situated in the neck of the bottle, above the sleeve 15, is a sleeve 18,whichextends up near the mouth of the neck and has a contracted lowerportion projecting inside of the 'sleeve15, between which lower portionof the sleeve 18 and the upper portion of the sleeve 15 is secured avalve 19. This valve is formed of a sheet of rubber or like elastic maerial provided with an opening in its middle. The valve 19 is preferablyso constructed that the rubber will pucker or crease at the mid- .dle of the valve and will n-ormally closethe opening, so as to stop the neckof the bottle, .so that no liquid can pass except when the bottle isturned down, thus causing the plunger to drop and project theskeleton-like extension 11 into the opening in the valve 19, and thusspreading apart the puckered or creased portion thereof and opening apassage for the liquid. The valve 19 is of essentially concavo-convexform, the convex side being I uppermost, so that the weight of theliquidon the valve will tend to keepit closed andso that the valve will be inpositionto render eas'y go the opening of the valve by the action of theplunger. The string 17 is passed through the around the string, asshown, and when the fractured partition 16 is withdrawn-from the neck ofthe bottle-the valve 19"givestoper mit the passage of such partition,past the valve. i 1 i i The sleeve 18 is held, in place byspringactuated dogs 20, which are mounted in the outer sides of thesleeveand work in correopening in the valve, which closes snugly 7 ingformed with double-conical or hour-glass shaped recesses 22 therein, andin these recesses work ball-valves 23. The ball-valves 23 are held fromunnecessary movement in the recesses 22 by means of perforated shield- 1plates 24, which project downward directly over the valves and areinclined, so as to guide the valves in their movements to and from 1their seats. The upper shield-plate 24 is fastened in the sleeve 18directly adjacent to the upper end thereof, while the lower shieldplateis fastened in the upper block 21, as shown. With such an arrangementthe bottle is filled and then the plunger is seated on the stopper 8,after which the sleeve 15 is inserted, with the partition 16 in place.

dogs 20 engage with the neck of the bottle to hold the sleeve 18 inplace, it being under stood that the cord 17 is passed through the valve19 and through the openings in the blocks 21. Then the outer orremovable stopper 25 is driven into the mouth of the bottle. When thecontents of the bottle are to be decanted, the removable stopper 25 iswithdrawn and the cord 17 is drawn upon, so as to fracture the partition16 and withdraw the same from the neck of the bottle. possible to pourout the contents of the bottle; but it will be seen that it will beimpossible to refill the bottle without fracturing the devices withinthe neck thereof.

The modification of our invention shown in Fig. 5 consists simply in thearrangements within the sleeve 18, which corresponds with the sleeve 18,before described. This sleeve is constructed the same as the sleeve 18,ex-

cept that the upper end of the sleeve 18 is, j

in form, the frustum of a cone, as shown. Within the sleeve 18 twodiagonal partitions 26 are secured, such partitions taking the place ofthe parts 21, 23, and 24. (Shown in Fig. 1.) These partitions 26 areformed at opposite sides with openings 27 for the passage of the liquid,and through these openings the cord 17 is also passed. The partitions 26serve to render circuitous the passage through the neck of the bottle,and thus prevent tampering with the valve 19, which with the partition16 and parts below the same are similar to those parts previouslydescribed. 7

Having thus described our invention, we 5 Then 1 the sleeve 18, hearingthe valve 19 and blocks 21 and ball-valves 23, is inserted, so that the1 Then it will be claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l.A bottle, having a valve therein formed of elastic material with anopening therein, the said material being drawn together at the openingso that the elastic properties of the material will cause the openingnormally to be closed, and a plunger mounted adjacent to the valve toreciprocate in a fixed path and having a pointed end capable of movingagainst the valve to spread apart the walls of the opening in the valve.

2. A bottle, havinga valve formed of elastic material with an openingtherein, the said material being creased or puckered at the opening sothat the elastic properties of the valve will cause the opening normallyto be closed, a plunger movable against the valve to open the same, afrangible partition situated between the valve and plunger, and

means for fracturing such partition.

3. A bottle, having a valve situated in the neck thereof and formed' ofa sheet of elastic material with an opening therein, the valve beingpuckered or creased at the opening so as to cause the opening normallyto be closed, a plunger movable against the valve to open the same, afrangible partition situated between the valve and plunger, and a cordattached to the frangible partition and passed through the opening inthe valve, by means of which cord the partition may be fractured.

4. A bottle, having a sleeve fitted in the neck thereof, a block securedin the sleeve and having an opening therein to form .a valve-seat withan inclined surface leading thereto, a valve working on said seat, and aperforated shield-plate supported above the inclined surface of theblock parallel with the surface to guide the movement of the valve alongsuch surface.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a valve, a plungermovable toward and from the same to actuate the valve, a frangiblepartition situated between the plunger and the valve, normally toprevent the engagement of the plunger with the valve, and means forfracturing said partition.

6. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a valve, and a plungermovable to the valve to open the same, the plunger being essentiallyfrusto-conical in form and having a skeleton-like projection continuingthe form of the cone and terminating in a point or apex to engage thevalve.

WILTON AUGUSTUS HALL. THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL. Witnesses:

L. BENQUET, J. S. LEE.

